Flat Water Wind Farm LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 57283
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Richardson, NE
- Operating Since
- 2010
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Flat Water Wind Farm LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 215,587 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 41.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Flat Water Wind Farm LLC
OperatingWind
Ranked #21 of 36 Wind plants in NE#899 of 1442 nationally
60 MW Wind operating in Richardson, NE — Southwest Power Pool
EIAGEMWD
60 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2010
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
40.0077, -95.9120
County
Richardson, NE
Nearby Plants
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- Falls CityNatural Gas31.3 MW · 26.3 km
Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Flat Water Wind Farm LLC | Gestamp Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Flat Water Wind Farm LLC | Gestamp Renewables [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Gestamp Renewables [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Flat Water Wind Farm LLC is a 60 MW wind power plant located in Richardson County, Nebraska. The plant began operating in 2010 and is owned and operated by Flat Water Wind Farm LLC. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The facility is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and is within the Midcontinent Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 82.5 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind and are model GE1.5-82.5. In its most recent year of operation, Flat Water Wind Farm generated 215,587 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 41.0%. The plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $69.99 per MWh, according to FERC data. Flat Water Wind Farm is ranked as the 21st largest wind farm out of 36 in Nebraska, and 890th out of 1424 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
161 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
17.8K MWh
Latest Month
215.6K MWh
Annual Generation
41.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Electric Quarterly ReportsHIGH
$83.6/MWh
PPA Price
Flat Water Wind Farm LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
FLAT_WATER
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
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